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“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?”

HowAppealing

“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?” The post “Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?” ” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool”

HowAppealing

“Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about an appeal that I will be arguing on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants before a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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Sotera VP Sues In Del. For Legal Fees After Toxic Tort Deal

Law 360

A former top officer of Sotera Health Company has sued the lab testing and industrial sterilization giant in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging the company failed to provide legal fee advancement for suits targeting a subsidiary's emissions of cancer-causing pollution from a suburban Chicago plant.

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Del. Chancery Stays DuPont, NC Water Agency Toxic Tort Row

Law 360

Delaware's Court of Chancery on Friday stayed a North Carolina public water authority's suit to void asset transfers in what the authority termed a toxic pollution liability "shell game" by DuPont affiliates and successors, after defense attorneys acknowledged omissions in an opposition brief.

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The Texas Two-Step and Big Pharma

Fordham Law News

They all used bankruptcy to try to get out of mass tort claims. [1] 7] The first step is to create a new corporation, usually in a business friendly state like Texas or Delaware. [8] 8] The second step is to then transfer the tort liabilities into the new corporations. [9] 4] This strategy is known as the Texas two-step. [5]

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Linda Evangelista Files Products Liability, Fraud Suit Over Cosmetic Procedure That Destroyed Her Quality of Life

The Fashion Law

In the newly-filed suit, Evangelista claims that Delaware-based ZELTIQ is on the hook for products liability, negligence, breach of warranty, and various types of fraud, among other claims, in connection with its willfully “deceptive acts and practices and false and misleading advertising.”

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

bankruptcy, class action, trademark, securities, and tort litigation, to the tune of $50 to $100 billion in investments annually. [10] As such, the Federal District Court of Delaware has recently found itself at the center of this high-stakes debate about transparency and the purpose of the courts. 8, 2022). [30] 337-TA-1295 (Jul.